PNJA 1 vocab: skipper units 89-116

to be in agony

to be in a lot of pain

to be in arrears

not to have paid sth you have to pay on a regular basis

to be in bloom

if a plant or tree is ..., the flowers on that plant or tree are open

in disarray

it is very untidy, disorganised or in a state of confusion

in ( very ) good condition

in a good state

to be in a foul mood

to be bad-tempered and easily annoyed

to be in full swing

there is a lot of activity

in the heat of the moment

without thinking, rashly, impulsively

in moderation

not to excess

to be in order

if an official document (a passport, an export licence, elc) is ..., it is complete, legal and correct

( to be ) in ( very ) poor taste

to be unacceptable or offensive

in short supply

when there is very little available

in stock

it is available to buy

in store ( for sb )

unpleasant surprise

to see/ meet sb in the flesh

to see/meet sb in real life

to be in the limelight

to receive a lot of attention from the media

in the long run

at some time in the distant future

in the meantime

between now and a particular time in the future

to be in the minority

to form much less than half of a large group

to be in the open

a secret - everybody know about it

sth is in the pipeline

sth that is being discussed, planned or prepared and will happen or exist soon

in the same breath

to say sth which directly contradicts sth you have just said

in the same vein

similar in style and content

to be in wash

if clothes are ..., they are being washed

to be in the way

to be stopping you from moving/seeing sth

in the wild

an animal lives in its natural environment

to be in the wrong

to be responsible for a mistake or something bad that has happened

(to win) on aggregate

to have a higher total score in a game with more than one round

On alert

Ready to deal with anything ( police, army )

On arrival

When one arrives

On balance

All things considered

On behalf of

as a representative of

On condition that

If and only if

On offer

Available to be bought and used

On paper

Theroretically

( to refuse to do sth ) on principle

to refuse to do sth because of a moral code one believes in

On purpose

Intentionally

On second thoughts

You have changed your mind about sth

(To be) on tenterhooks - to keep sb on tenterhooks

(be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out sth or see what will happen

(To be) on good terms with sb

have a good relationship with sb

On the air

Being broadcast on TV or radio

Off the air

no longer broadcasting

To live on the breadline

to be very poor

To be on the brink of

to be very close to

To be on the cards

To look as if sth is likely to happen

On the cards for ages

It always seemed likely that it would happen

On the contrary

The opposite is true

On the dot

exactly (time)

On the grounds that

because

On the house

Cost you nothing

On the line ( your job )

To risk

On the market

That you can buy, available

On the outskirts of

The parts far from the center, as of a town.

To be on the point of ( doing sth )

to be about to do sth

On the ... ( short/ heavy/ long/ thin/ cold ) side

A little bit too ..

On the trot

one after the other, in succession

To be on the verge of

To be very close to

(To be) at cross purposes

To be working towards different things without realising it

Beyond repair

too badly damaged to be repaired

Beyond a shadow of doubt

absolutely certain that something is true

By all accounts

according to what everybody says

By any/ no stretch of the imagination

an expression used to emphasise the fact that sth is not true

For safekeeping

so that it will not get lost, broken or stolen

(To be) in demand

to be wanted by a lot of people

(To be) of your own making

to have been caused by you and not by anybody else

(Sth is) to one's advantage

Sth gives you an advantage

To such an extent that

So much that

To the touch

When you touch it

Under no circumstances

A person must not do sth

(to say/mutter sth) under your breath

to say sth very quietly so that nobody can hear what you said

To be within easy reach of

To be near

(To be) under the impression that

to wrongly believe that sth is true

For fear of sth

You are frightened/ worried that this bad thing might happen

in connection with + noun

about (formal)

In keeping with sth

suitable in relation to sth

In the event of

If there is

In the middle of ( doing ) sth

To be halfway through doing sth

( to cost/ to be charged ) in the region/ neighbourhood of

To cost

In return for

In exchange for/ as a payment for

With a view to

Hoping to

With the exception of

Except for

( to go sth ) along the lines of

an expression used if you repeat or recite sth but do not know the exact words

( to be ) at odds with

To be different from/ disagree with

( to be ) at pains to do sth

to make an obvious and special effort to do sth

( to be ) at the mercy of

not to have the power to protect yourself from

By the looks of

judging from appearances

For the sake of/ in the interest(s) of + noun

in order to help or improve

In addition to + ing/ noun

As well as

In the common with + noun

like, similar to (generally used at the beginning of a sentence)

In lieu of

Instead of

( to be ) in need of

To need

In response to

As an answer to

( to be ) in search of

to search for

( to work ) in tandem with

to work together

( to be ) in the grips of

to be experiencing sth that cannot be controlled

In the hope of + ing

Hoping that

( to be ) in the throes of

to be experiencing a difficult or unpleasant situation which probably lasts for a long time

( to follow/ come ) in the wake of + noun

to happen after and as a result of

In view of sth/ the fact that

taking sth into consideration

On account of + noun

Because of ( sth bad )